2023 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The 2023 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas.

2023 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 UAC)
Head coach	Nathan Brown (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Kitchens (3rd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium

2023 United Athletic Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Austin Peay $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Central Arkansas		4	–	2					7	–	4
Southern Utah		4	–	2					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	2					5	–	6
Tarleton State*		4	–	2					8	–	3
Abilene Christian		3	–	3					5	–	6
North Alabama		1	–	5					3	–	8
Utah Tech*		1	–	5					2	–	9
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN+	L 13–27	53,855
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Texas College*		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 70–2	8,759
September 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 31–49	15,016
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 52–17	8,657
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	No. 25	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	W 29–27	4,013
October 7	4:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	No. 23	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 38–33	9,457
October 14	4:00 p.m	Stephen F. Austin[note 1]*	No. 20	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 24–21	7,137
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	No. 18	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 23–25	2,854
November 4	5:00 p.m.	at North Alabama		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 27–14	9,003
November 11	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 27–24	5,423
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Austin Peay		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 12–14	9,931
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^{[note 1]}The game against Stephen F. Austin, a fellow member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC), was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.